This actually relates to Test Drive #5, but I only thought about including it after I had posted the blog.Anyway, it seems timely for a Friday afternoon, with the disclaimer that of course, I worked my fingers to the bone :)
Friday, May 29, 2009
A dose of Dilbert
This actually relates to Test Drive #5, but I only thought about including it after I had posted the blog.Anyway, it seems timely for a Friday afternoon, with the disclaimer that of course, I worked my fingers to the bone :)
RSS Feeds
AKA everything you always wanted to know about rss feeds but were too afraid to ask...although I could not actually get the video about feeds to play!
Some time later...aargh...TGIF...ok, I managed the part about creating the account in Bloglines; also added a number of feeds to my account - a combination of library and literary stuff, but balanced by a daily Dilbert comic strip (surely he has worked for the government!). When it came to add the OPAL training blog, I shall simply say I had an immense amount of trouble figuring out how to do that, but persistence (and no small amount of cursing) paid off eventually (plus Mary K did not answer her phone), and now I have added it twice, BUT I DON'T CARE.
I imagine RSS feeds will work for me in a similar way as following various institutions on Twitter does - saving time logging into a whole lot of different websites - as long as I remember to log in to Bloglines regularly.
Thus endeth the 5 th lesson. Amen to that.
Some time later...aargh...TGIF...ok, I managed the part about creating the account in Bloglines; also added a number of feeds to my account - a combination of library and literary stuff, but balanced by a daily Dilbert comic strip (surely he has worked for the government!). When it came to add the OPAL training blog, I shall simply say I had an immense amount of trouble figuring out how to do that, but persistence (and no small amount of cursing) paid off eventually (plus Mary K did not answer her phone), and now I have added it twice, BUT I DON'T CARE.
I imagine RSS feeds will work for me in a similar way as following various institutions on Twitter does - saving time logging into a whole lot of different websites - as long as I remember to log in to Bloglines regularly.
Thus endeth the 5 th lesson. Amen to that.
Social Networking
I'm way behind the 8ball in terms of keeping up with the L2TD "lessons". Maybe I can squeeze the last 3 into a Friday afternoon (well, it is nice and quiet at Cannon Hill today). Ok, social networking...I am a regular Facebook user, which I find a great way of keeping in touch with friends and family (have "rediscovered" some Danish cousins this way). It probably suits me better than some of the other sites such as MySpace or Bebo (I didn't like that one at all, it seems to be designed for 15 year olds). I am also a Twitter follower (or "tweeter", now that I have discovered more about how to use it) - I use it socially, as well as following news items and publishers (so it is handy for my job).
The most effective examples of libraries & organisations using social networking in the examples in Test Drive #4 - in my humble opinion - were BIFF's use of MySpace (great spot to pick up their target audience), and the National Library of NZ on Twitter. I really do think Twitter is an effective way of getting snippets of info across to people on a regular basis, as I know I log in to Twitter every day in preference to umpteen websites I might have an interest in.
The most effective examples of libraries & organisations using social networking in the examples in Test Drive #4 - in my humble opinion - were BIFF's use of MySpace (great spot to pick up their target audience), and the National Library of NZ on Twitter. I really do think Twitter is an effective way of getting snippets of info across to people on a regular basis, as I know I log in to Twitter every day in preference to umpteen websites I might have an interest in.
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